Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 1301 - 665: Journey of the Pterosaur (Part 2)

That’s why Xu Xin even considered it briefly before giving up.

Before, they didn’t really trust Old Yang, and it was impossible to entrust their lives to him.

But it remains a viable option.

Especially in the current situation.

"Old Yang, can you control this bracelet?"

Xu Xin raised his wrist.

"Bracelet?"

Old Yang took the bracelet, then froze for a moment: "The space bracelet you just used to store people? Ah... are you thinking of going in yourself and having me carry you through?"

Xu Xin nodded.

"No." Old Yang shook his head, "Even in the space bracelet, you’ll still be detected. The space bracelet just stores people in a small space, not disappearing. It leaves traces during space traversal, regardless."

Saying this, Old Yang gave a slight bitter smile.

While he was tidying up in the cockpit, he said, "You don’t think just because you can’t see, you won’t be recorded, do you? It’s not recorded by a camera; it’s the trace of the space tunnel, and any teleportation device use is reported directly to headquarters. While usually, they might not check, at this critical moment... if it were possible, I would have taken you away long ago."

Xu Xin remained silent.

It seems he was being too clever.

"Do you... know the way?" Xu Xin asked, "Without the aircraft, from our position, how do we get to your World Tree?"

"The way? I don’t know, but..."

Old Yang gave a "click," removed the dashboard from the cockpit: "This thing knows."

As soon as he removed it, the originally shining searchlights from the damaged cabin went out with a "buzz."

Darkness enveloped the surroundings, with only the dim light from the removed dashboard still glowing in Old Yang’s hand.

"This is..." Xu Xin looked at the dashboard, while taking a small flashlight from his backpack, lighting up the surroundings.

"This is one of the more valuable things on the aircraft."

The dashboard was like a tablet, held effortlessly by Old Yang, which he then stuffed into his bag: "This thing is valuable and supports recycling. You mentioned continuing to the World Tree from here? Forget it.

Though the dashboard can guide us, it’s at least a journey of three hundred kilometers, and the terrain is rugged and uneven, making it impossible to walk. We can only fly. We have no way to proceed."

Only flying is possible.

Xu Xin glanced at his bracelet.

"It’s not impossible."

"...What?" Old Yang frowned slightly, "What do you mean?"

Xu Xin looked at the giant bats.

"If I have something like those giant bats—a pterosaur large enough to carry us and fly, then it wouldn’t be a problem, would it?"

Xu Xin said.

"...A pterosaur?" Old Yang’s eyes flickered, "You have a pterosaur? Isn’t that... the mount of the peacekeepers?"

"Yes, but I have one, right in my bracelet."

Xu Xin turned his bracelet and said.

"How did you, ah..."

Old Yang probably thought of the monster and showed a sudden realization.

He likely thinks the pterosaur was given to Xu Xin by the monster.

Xu Xin couldn’t be bothered to explain.

"That’s doable." Old Yang took the dashboard he put back in the bag out again, "No problem. The pterosaur’s night vision ability is strong; as long as you give it some light, it can traverse this dark underground. After all, they were researched as species in this underground world."

Xu Xin let out a breath of relief.

"Let’s head out first."

The two crawled out from the wrecked cabin.

Xu Xin touched his bracelet, releasing Xu Ying, Li Wenxi, and Keke.

The current situation isn’t suitable for too many people out, it would be too noisy.

As for the monster, he didn’t dare release it for now; who knows what reaction the giant bats might have towards it.

"Xu... mm!"

Li Wenxi, seeing Xu Xin, immediately grabbed his arm excitedly, and just as she was about to say something, he covered her mouth.

"Shh, keep it down, it’s dangerous around here." Xu Xin whispered.

"Mmm..." Li Wenxi nodded.

"What exactly happened?" Xu Ying asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law was crying in there just now."

"Ying?" Keke also made a small sound.

"We were attacked by giant bats..." Xu Xin briefly explained the situation.

The two women looked at the wreckage of the aircraft nearby.

"That was so thrilling... glad you’re okay. But, riding Huihui?" Li Wenxi whispered in surprise, "Is this really possible, there’s still more than three hundred kilometers left..."

"Don’t worry, it’s doable," Old Yang said, "Don’t underestimate the endurance of pterosaurs; it’s not just three hundred kilometers, but flying thousands of kilometers is no issue. Pterosaurs from over a billion years ago often flew across oceans and continents, let alone those genetically modified ones."

"I see... let’s do it then." Xu Ying immediately agreed, "We’ll explain it inside."

"I... okay." Li Wenxi wanted to stay outside and be with Xu Xin, but figured she would be a hindrance outside, so she reluctantly compromised.

"When you come out next time, we should have arrived."

Xu Xin collected Xu Ying and Li Wenxi again into the bracelet, and released Huihui who had been inside all along.

"Ya—?" Huihui came out, wanting to call out, but upon seeing the dark surroundings, its voice turned into a puzzled sound.